"Sandaime-sama, this is the list of Class 1 and the freshman test papers, please check them."

In the Hokage's office, an ANBU figure suddenly appeared, putting down a stack of test papers and admission notices in his hands. Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, glanced at the top list, frowned suddenly, and said:

"Didn't that kid Yiteng join the first class? Now I'm afraid Danzo will come to me again, saying that I'm targeting his Shimura clan again."

Anbu heard this and said: "It seems that there are two extremely outstanding children who have squeezed out Shimura Itteng's ranking."

"is that so?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes quickly scanned the list. He knew most of the names on it. After all, as the Sandaime Hokage of Konoha Village, it was his responsibility to care for the younger generation in the village.

Moreover, these people all had the surnames of various ninja clans in Konoha before their names, or were the children of jounin in the village, so he quickly found two unusual names.

"Tatsuma Sakamoto, Minato Namikaze. They seem to have some impressions. Are they the two children who have been running past the Hokage Building during this time?"

"Yes, Sandaime-sama."

The ANBU nodded and confirmed Sarutobi Hiruzen's suspicion. These two children have been passing by the Hokage Building every day for the past month. As ANBU, they must also conduct investigations. This is their job.

It's just that these two children were very innocent, and it was also found that they were just passing by for exercise, so there was no in-depth investigation. After all, these two children were not the only such people.

There is another genin in Konoha. It has been several years since he graduated and became a ninja. He still runs by the Hokage Building every day, not just once a day, but dozens of times a day.

The ANBU was recalling the genin who shouted about youth, but Hiruzen Sarutobi had already opened the admission notices and test papers for Tatsuma and Minato.

Seeing that the first two tests marked on the two people's notices were both at the optimal level, Sarutobi Hiruzen was also a little surprised. As the leader of the Sarutobi clan, Sarutobi Hiruzen was well aware of the influence of the ninja clan on ninjas.

Ninjas who rely on the ninja clan have had resources that civilian ninjas do not have since childhood. Material resources, or educational resources such as family elders, allow ninjas from the ninja clan to surpass civilian ninjas before entering school.

Therefore, if civilian ninjas want to succeed, the talent and effort required must be several times that of ninjas from the ninja clan. If they are war orphans, the difficulty will be even greater.

After all, ordinary people can still do it by buying some introductory ninja books and practicing ninja tools, but war orphans

As the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that the subsidy given by the village to the war orphans could only allow them to survive with adequate food and clothing, but it was basically impossible for them to have additional expenditures.

It is not without precedent for such amazingly talented people to appear among civilians and war orphans, such as his two disciples, Orochimaru and Jiraiya, of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

But over the years, among the common people, there were only two disciples like him who were worthy of being praised as geniuses, and now two more appeared, which made Sarutobi Hiruzen very surprised.

Immediately, Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly looked at the test papers of the two of them. Such children were more likely to go astray than other ninjas. After all, the village was indeed "unfair" to them.

But after seeing the two men's explanation of the will of fire, Sarutobi Hiruzen's frown gradually relaxed. After a while, he looked at the ANBU ninja and said:

"Where are these two children now?"

"It should still be at the third training ground."

"Yes, he is neither arrogant nor impatient. He is a good boy."

Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the test paper, stood up and said, "Go change your clothes and follow me to see how these two children are doing. Don't listen to Danzo running over to question me later."

"Yes, Sandaime-sama."

The ANBU ninja nodded and left quickly. Sarutobi Hiruzen also tidied up briefly and walked down the Hokage Building. As soon as he left the Hokage Building, a white-haired young ninja walked up to him.

Looking at the serious expression on the ninja's face, Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and said: "How many times have I told you, take off the ANBU clothes and you will be Hatake Sakumo. There is no need to be so gloomy."

Hearing this, Hatake Sakumo suddenly showed his face and said: "Hokage-sama, please don't use dirty words like taking off your clothes, especially since you and I are still superiors and subordinates."

".I think you are the one who is filthy."

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head helplessly. He had seen through this generation of elite ninjas from the Hatake family. Putting on ANBU clothes and masks, he was a ruthless killing machine.

But after changing into his own clothes, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't find a non-filthy word to describe him for a moment, so he shook his head and walked towards the third training ground.

"Hokage-sama!"

"Good afternoon, Hokage-sama!"

"Sandaime-sama."

Along the way, Sarutobi Hiruzen greeted countless Konoha ninjas or civilians. When he arrived at the third training ground, he saw two children in the corner practicing their shooting skills with abandoned targets.

From Sarutobi Hiruzen's perspective, he could immediately see the level of the two of them. The kid with the blue and white Jiraji scroll had reached the level of a ninja graduate with the ninja tool projection.

The kid with blond hair was a little bit worse, but he was still better than some of the students in the ninja school.

"Is he really a genius?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen murmured and then stepped forward.

"Minato, your progress is indeed very fast, but in this round, I am still better!"

As soon as he got closer, Sarutobi Hiruzen heard the conversation between the two children, but the conversation between the two quickly stopped. After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen's dress was so iconic.

"Sandaime-sama."

"Sandaime-sama."

Tatsuma and Minato saluted quickly. Tatsuma also observed Hiruzen Sarutobi and Sakumo Hatake. He didn't understand what they were doing. They performed well today, but they shouldn't alarm the Hokage.

Even if Tatsuma was a time traveler, he probably wouldn't have thought that it was precisely because of his sudden appearance that he took away the position of a child of the Shimura clan, causing Sarutobi Hiruzen to run out to avoid Danzo's verbal attacks.

When Sarutobi Hiruzen saw this child observing him, he also secretly observed Tatsuma. Sarutobi Hiruzen's first impression was very good, perhaps because of this child's smile.

"Are you students at a ninja school?"

Although he knew the identities of the two people in front of him, Sarutobi Hiruzen still asked deliberately, Tatsuma and Minato nodded, and Minato replied: "Yes, Sandaime-sama, we just entered school today.

I am Namikaze Minato, and this is my friend, Sakamoto Tatsuma."

"It's really remarkable that you have such a ninja projection ability when you first enter school. I wasn't as good as you back then."

After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, Minato's eyes became brighter. Sarutobi Hiruzen continued: "But the target is a dead object after all. The enemies of ninjas are always living creatures. You are confident to attack moving targets."

Hit?"

"What do you mean?"

Tatsuma asked in confusion. Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Sakumo Hatake, who was looking at the female ninja training in the distance, and said: "This is the best ninja around me and also my bodyguard. Do you want to try it?"

His level?

Sakumo, you can also test the future of our Konoha, and if it satisfies you, how about you give them some rewards?"

"Ah? Me?"

Hatake Sakumo came back to his senses and looked at the incomprehensible look in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes. He knew that he was distracted a little too much, so he quickly calmed down, looked at the two not-so-big children in front of him, and said:

"One minute, if you are still standing after one minute, I"

Hatake Sakumo glanced at the mottled ninja tools in their hands and said, "How about I give each of you a new ninja tool?"

Minato was a little moved, but he still looked at Tatsuma and asked Tatsuma for his opinion. It was not that Minato was interested in the ninja tool, but the opportunity to fight against the Hokage guard, which was too rare.

Although he and Minato had only been friends for more than a day, Tatsuma still understood Minato's wishes. He nodded and said:

"Really? Uncle, to be able to become the Hokage's bodyguard, you must be very strong. However, if it only takes one minute, I will persevere."

"Uncle? What an unlovable child."

Hatake Sakumo's face darkened. He was in his early twenties, but he was called an uncle?!

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Sure enough, it was Hatake Sakumo who had taken off his clothes and unloaded ANBU equipment. It was really unreliable.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to continue this small test. It is not a bad thing for Hatake Sakumo to have fighting spirit. Otherwise, with his character, he might just mess around for a minute and then give these two children a set of ninja tools.

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"Then let's get started!"

As soon as the words fell, Tatsuma and Minato quickly moved to both sides.
Chapter completed!